Quick note: this trade is all but finalized, this is just In BC We Trust and me discussing and bantering about the potential trade.
In BC We Trust says: (1:07:43 AM)
i'm not crazy
In BC We Trust says: (1:07:53 AM)
about it
I Swear I'm A D-League All Star says: (1:08:19 AM)
why, contract wise?
In BC We Trust says: (1:08:40 AM)
yeah
In BC We Trust says: (1:08:47 AM)
he's not gonna be a rotation player
In BC We Trust says: (1:08:54 AM)
and 2 more (3?)
In BC We Trust says: (1:08:55 AM)
years
In BC We Trust says: (1:08:57 AM)
that's a lot
I Swear I'm A D-League All Star says: (1:10:58 AM)
yes but you are forgetting that bc can recite the cba better than the alphabet at this point
I Swear I'm A D-League All Star says: (1:11:08 AM)
im sure theres some sort of loophole he can tuck carroll into
In BC We Trust says: (1:11:14 AM)
hahaha
I Swear I'm A D-League All Star says: (1:12:25 AM)
and furthermore, carroll can be used as trade bait the same way kyle korver was
In BC We Trust says: (1:12:46 AM)
kyle korver > matt carroll
I Swear I'm A D-League All Star says: (1:12:50 AM)
some gms just have hard-ons for tall young white 3 point shooters with good form
I Swear I'm A D-League All Star says: (1:13:31 AM)
im not gonna debate the matt is better than kyle
I Swear I'm A D-League All Star says: (1:13:43 AM)
matt was a charlotte draft pick = doomed to fail
In BC We Trust says: (1:14:58 AM)
he's a decent player
In BC We Trust says: (1:15:05 AM)
nbdl poty!!!!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
BC Not Done Tweaking?
Just one day after pulling the trigger on a 4 player trade, The Architect is back at it trying to grab Matt Carroll in return for Toronto's favourite ghost-player, Marcus Banks, the Toronto Star reports.
Carroll, a 6'6 wing player, is best known for his touch from long range, a career 40 per cent shooter from three-point range. He has 4 years left on his contract, making roughly 4 - 4.5 million per season until the end of the 2012 - 13 season. He most likely will not see much floor time if he joins the Raps, but would fill a role if a player were to get injured.
Carroll, a 6'6 wing player, is best known for his touch from long range, a career 40 per cent shooter from three-point range. He has 4 years left on his contract, making roughly 4 - 4.5 million per season until the end of the 2012 - 13 season. He most likely will not see much floor time if he joins the Raps, but would fill a role if a player were to get injured.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Raps Nab Johnson and Weems
According to the Toronto Star, the Raps have traded "Hot Cocoa" Roko Ukic and the rights to restricted free agent Carlos Delfino to the Milwaukee Bucks for forward Amir Johnson and guard Sonny Weems. Both come off the books after this season, though Weems has a team option for 2010-11.
Johnson, a very athletic 6-10, put up 3.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in just 15 minutes last season in Detroit. He figures to add to our big-man depth, backing up Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh and Hedo Turkoglu. He'll compete for time with Reggie Evans and Rasho Nesterovic and may pass Patrick O'Bryant on the depth chart.
Weems, 6-6, spent the majority of last season in the D-League playing for the Colorado 14ers. He'll likely ride the pine most of the season. Hopefully he can make friends with Marcus Banks.
Grade for Raptors: B
It's a solid deal that brings a big man with upside to Toronto while reducing the number of contracts for next summer in an attempt to keep CB4 in town. Weems is essentially a non-factor in this deal, and Delfino's skills were redundant with DeMar DeRozan, Antoine Wright, Marco Belinelli and Turk in town. The only downside to this deal (besides losing 2 nations from the UN of the NBA) is giving away Roko. While he likely would have gotten very little playing time behind Jose Calderon and newly acquired Jarrett Jack, he's still a big, young guard with plenty of upside. It's entirely possible he could develop into a solid NBA player, but for the immediate future of this franchise, it didn't make any sense to keep him. Solid deal by Bryan Colangelo to try to make something from pretty much nothing.
Johnson, a very athletic 6-10, put up 3.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in just 15 minutes last season in Detroit. He figures to add to our big-man depth, backing up Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh and Hedo Turkoglu. He'll compete for time with Reggie Evans and Rasho Nesterovic and may pass Patrick O'Bryant on the depth chart.
Weems, 6-6, spent the majority of last season in the D-League playing for the Colorado 14ers. He'll likely ride the pine most of the season. Hopefully he can make friends with Marcus Banks.
Grade for Raptors: B
It's a solid deal that brings a big man with upside to Toronto while reducing the number of contracts for next summer in an attempt to keep CB4 in town. Weems is essentially a non-factor in this deal, and Delfino's skills were redundant with DeMar DeRozan, Antoine Wright, Marco Belinelli and Turk in town. The only downside to this deal (besides losing 2 nations from the UN of the NBA) is giving away Roko. While he likely would have gotten very little playing time behind Jose Calderon and newly acquired Jarrett Jack, he's still a big, young guard with plenty of upside. It's entirely possible he could develop into a solid NBA player, but for the immediate future of this franchise, it didn't make any sense to keep him. Solid deal by Bryan Colangelo to try to make something from pretty much nothing.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Rookie Update: DeMar's Rookie Portraits and Balls At Rookie Orientation
Check out DeMar's rookie portraits below (yes, the second photo will give us nightmares too):
DeMar and other rookies try out NBA Live 10 at the Rookie Orientation.
DeMar and other rookies try out NBA Live 10 at the Rookie Orientation.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
PH Joins Sports Blog Net
Today we here at PH are proud to announced that we have joined Sports Blog Net, a reputable sports blog hosting network. We will miss our days of our loyal 8 followers and independent blogging, but we here at PH feel like its time to grow, to let our voices be heard in the sports blogging community.
You can read all about what Sports Blog Net is about here.
You can read all about what Sports Blog Net is about here.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Changes to PH
We hope you've noticed some changes that have taken place thus far at PH. Firstly, we have changed our banner to, what we think, is a more striking and professional banner.
Secondly, we have added a Dose of Harmony segment on the right side of our blog. The Dose of Harmony is a reminder to everyone that, at some point in time, there are forces beyond our control. Said forces can be feared, however one is better off admiring them whether they are for the better or for the worse. Though more often than not, they are hilarious.
Enjoy our updates and keep on reading!
Secondly, we have added a Dose of Harmony segment on the right side of our blog. The Dose of Harmony is a reminder to everyone that, at some point in time, there are forces beyond our control. Said forces can be feared, however one is better off admiring them whether they are for the better or for the worse. Though more often than not, they are hilarious.
Enjoy our updates and keep on reading!
Its Time To Wage War!
Loyal readers,
We here at PH have called on you very rarely in our one year of blogging, however there is an issue that can no longer be ignored. In June 2009, a blogger clearly too unintelligent and incompetent to create his own witty, dino-related name and instead resorted to a form of thuggish thievery. "Jurassic Hoops" is an obvious attempt to eliminate Prehistoric Hoops' monopoly on the ancient basketball blogging market.
Readers, I urge you to email Scott Lewis of "Jurassic Hoops" at scottlewis9@gmail.com to alert him of his misdoings, and to let him know that there is only room enough for one ancient hoops blog in this city, and that is Prehistoric Hoops.
You may have a fancy banner and advertisements, Jurassic Hoops, but where's the heart? Where is the alliteration in your name that just makes it roll off of your tongue? And the Velociraptor is from the Late Cretaceous Period, not the Jurassic. Get your facts straight.
We here at PH have called on you very rarely in our one year of blogging, however there is an issue that can no longer be ignored. In June 2009, a blogger clearly too unintelligent and incompetent to create his own witty, dino-related name and instead resorted to a form of thuggish thievery. "Jurassic Hoops" is an obvious attempt to eliminate Prehistoric Hoops' monopoly on the ancient basketball blogging market.
Readers, I urge you to email Scott Lewis of "Jurassic Hoops" at scottlewis9@gmail.com to alert him of his misdoings, and to let him know that there is only room enough for one ancient hoops blog in this city, and that is Prehistoric Hoops.
You may have a fancy banner and advertisements, Jurassic Hoops, but where's the heart? Where is the alliteration in your name that just makes it roll off of your tongue? And the Velociraptor is from the Late Cretaceous Period, not the Jurassic. Get your facts straight.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Raps Officially Add Rasho and Marco
Today the Raptors announced via raptors.com that they have added 23-year-old 6-5 guard Marco Belinelli and 11-year veteran 7-footer Rasho Nesterovic.
Belinelli was acquired from Golden State in exchange for cash considerations as well as forward Devean George who arrived in the Hedo Turkoglu trade that also brought in Antoine Wright. Marco will likely battle Wright and apparent starter DeMar DeRozan for minutes at the swingmen positions. He's also the second Italian to play in the NBA, and now joins fellow countryman Andrea Bargnani.
It is rumoured that Rasho was signed to a one-year deal for the bi-annual exception (about $1.9 million which doesn't count against the salary cap), and he will likely serve as Bargnani's backup at the centre position, while becoming the fifth member of the Raps big-man rotation, along with Chris Bosh, Turkoglu, and Reggie Evans.
Both of these deals give the Raptors additional depth and different offensive and defensive schemes to toss at opponents. As well, they give very important backups who can step in if the Raps' starters are hit with injuries.
Belinelli was acquired from Golden State in exchange for cash considerations as well as forward Devean George who arrived in the Hedo Turkoglu trade that also brought in Antoine Wright. Marco will likely battle Wright and apparent starter DeMar DeRozan for minutes at the swingmen positions. He's also the second Italian to play in the NBA, and now joins fellow countryman Andrea Bargnani.
It is rumoured that Rasho was signed to a one-year deal for the bi-annual exception (about $1.9 million which doesn't count against the salary cap), and he will likely serve as Bargnani's backup at the centre position, while becoming the fifth member of the Raps big-man rotation, along with Chris Bosh, Turkoglu, and Reggie Evans.
Both of these deals give the Raptors additional depth and different offensive and defensive schemes to toss at opponents. As well, they give very important backups who can step in if the Raps' starters are hit with injuries.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Raps Acquire Belinelli
According to Yahoo! Sports, the Raptors have traded Devean George for 6-5 Italian guard Marco Belinelli of the Golden State Warriors. He averaged 9 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2 assists in his second NBA season. If this is true, it seems likely that Bryan Colangelo would go after a big man - maybe Possum's Phone Ban as opposed to bringing back Carlos Delfino, since his talents are even more redundant with a scoring combo guard in Belinelli.
This deal is a very good one for the Raptors. Belinelli is a young, dynamic scorer who will really add some scoring punch to the second unit and should thrive with a tough PG like Jarrett Jack leading the way. As well, since he's still on his rookie contract, he's very affordable and really gives the Raps more depth, as George didn't figure to get any significant minutes.
Grade for Raptors: B+
This deal is a very good one for the Raptors. Belinelli is a young, dynamic scorer who will really add some scoring punch to the second unit and should thrive with a tough PG like Jarrett Jack leading the way. As well, since he's still on his rookie contract, he's very affordable and really gives the Raps more depth, as George didn't figure to get any significant minutes.
Grade for Raptors: B+
Friday, July 24, 2009
Welcome Back Rasho?
Around 8:40 Eastern tonight, Chris Bosh Tweeted, "Welcome back Rasho". It was known that the Raps had interest in signing Rasho Nesterovic, and no official deal has been made public. But I trust Chris...
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